Sabres at Penguins

Period 1
1. SABRES, MULLEN 1 (SMITH, WIEMER) (PP), 04:36
2. PENGUINS, GANCHAR 1 (SMITH, LEMIEUX), 06:31
3. PENGUINS, BARNES 3 (LEMIEUX, PERREAULT) (PP), 09:30
4. SABRES, CROWDER 3 (ADAMS), 16:32

PENALTIES: J. SMITH PIT (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 03:11, C. WOLANIN PIT (ROUGHING, Minor, Misconduct) 03:38, G. HAWGOOD BUF (FIGHTING, Game Misconduct) 06:33, D. SMITH PIT (FIGHTING) 06:33, K. CROWDER BUF (, ) 07:05, K. HUFFMAN PIT (, ) 07:05, K. TKACHUK BUF (SPEARING, Major) 08:21, B. ASHTON PIT (HOOKING, Minor) 13:42

Period 2
5. PENGUINS, LEMIEUX 23 (HUFFMAN, BLUE), 02:11
6. SABRES, GILLIS 3 (MULLEN, GALLEY), 10:38
7. SABRES, MCCRIMMON 3 (SHEPPARD, HOUSLEY), 16:41
8. PENGUINS, PERREAULT 2 (WOLANIN, PECA) (PP), 18:49

PENALTIES: C. SIMPSON BUF (BOARDING, Minor, Game Misconduct) 04:21 (Served by Brad McCrimmon), J. SMITH PIT (KICKING, Major) 04:21, M. LEMIEUX PIT (CHARGING, Minor) 05:42, P. GILLIS BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Minor) 13:42, S. KONROYD BUF (ROUGHING, Minor) 17:35

Period 3
9. PENGUINS, LEMIEUX 24 (BARNES, WILKINSON), 00:59
10. SABRES, MULLEN 2 (MCCRIMMON, TKACHUK) (PP), 13:34

PENALTIES: A. KERR BUF (BOARDING, Minor) 05:03, K. HUFFMAN PIT (ELBOWING, Minor) 05:03, M. LEMIEUX PIT (HOOKING, Minor, Game Misconduct) 05:30 (Served by Russ Courtnall), P. DINEEN PIT (CROSS-CHECKING, Double Minor) 11:56, B. MCCRIMMON BUF (, ) 15:11, P. GANCHAR PIT (, ) 15:11, B. ASHTON PIT (ELBOWING, Minor) 16:31, M. PECA PIT (ELBOWING, Minor) 16:59, K. TKACHUK BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 17:01, G. BUTCHER BUF (ELBOWING, Minor) 17:56, P. GILLIS BUF (HIGHSTICKING, Minor, Misconduct) 18:32, J. SMITH PIT (HOOKING, Minor) 18:32

Overtime
NO SCORING

PENALTIES: B. MCCRIMMON BUF (CROSS-CHECKING, Minor, Game Misconduct) 04:38 (Served by Ray Sheppard)

Goalie Statistics

Andy Moog (BUF), 11 saves out of 16 shots
Bob Essensa (BUF), 12 saves out of 12 shots, T, 0-1-2
John Blue (PIT), 22 saves out of 27 shots, T, 5-11-3
Ron Tugnutt (PIT), 4 saves out of 4 shots

Power Play Conversions

Sabres 2 for 9
Penguins 2 for 6

Game Stars

1 - Mario Lemieux (PIT)
2 - Brian Mullen (BUF)
3 - Stu Barnes (PIT)

Player Statistics

Sabres G A P +/- PIM S HT IT ------------------------------------------------- Keith Tkachuk 0 1 1 +1 7 3 0 23 Garry Galley 0 1 1 +1 0 4 3 23 Dave Andreychuk 0 0 0 -1 0 6 3 30 Garth Butcher 0 0 0 -1 2 0 4 21 Jim Wiemer 0 1 1 +2 0 2 3 19 Craig Simpson 0 0 0 -2 12 0 2 7 Brian Mullen 2 1 3 +1 0 5 0 24 Ray Sheppard 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 23 Phil Housley 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 20 Bobby Smith 0 1 1 Even 0 1 0 2 Paul Gillis 1 0 1 +1 14 3 7 28 Laurie Boschman 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 12 Steve Konroyd 0 0 0 Even 2 0 1 25 Gregory Adams 0 1 1 Even 0 1 1 14 Greg Hawgood 0 0 0 Even 10 0 0 2 Alan Kerr 0 0 0 Even 2 0 0 6 Brad McCrimmon 1 1 2 -1 17 4 1 21 Keith Crowder 1 0 1 Even 5 1 0 12

Penguins G A P +/- PIM S HT IT ------------------------------------------------- Kerry Huffman 0 1 1 -1 7 1 1 24 Neil Wilkinson 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 29 Yanic Perreault 1 1 2 -2 0 3 2 27 Scott Robinson 0 0 0 Even 0 0 2 16 Brent Ashton 0 0 0 Even 4 3 1 23 Perry Ganchar 1 0 1 +1 5 1 0 5 Mario Lemieux 2 2 4 +2 14 6 2 19 Michael Peca 0 1 1 Even 2 2 2 25 Benoît Brunet 0 0 0 Even 0 3 1 13 Sean Hill 0 0 0 Even 0 0 0 0 Jason Smith 0 0 0 -1 9 1 1 26 Peter Dineen 0 0 0 +1 4 0 4 27 Russ Courtnall 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 13 David Bruce 0 0 0 Even 0 0 0 0 Alexander Semak 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 6 Stu Barnes 1 1 2 Even 0 3 2 25 Doug Smith 0 1 1 +1 5 0 0 1 Craig Wolanin 0 1 1 -1 12 2 1 24

Financial

Attendance: 14469
Net Profit: $260 442,00

Game Notes

Sean Hill injured at 01:10 of the 1st Period
Greg Hawgood beats up Doug Smith
Doug Smith injured at 06:33 of the 1st Period
Greg Hawgood ejected at 06:33 of the 1st Period
Keith Crowder and Kerry Huffman fight to a draw
Bobby Smith injured at 08:21 of the 1st Period
Alexander Semak injured at 04:21 of the 2nd Period
Craig Simpson ejected at 04:21 of the 2nd Period
Bob Essensa enters game at 00:59 of 3rd period
Laurie Boschman injured at 05:30 of the 3rd Period
Mario Lemieux ejected at 05:30 of the 3rd Period
Ron Tugnutt enters game at 13:34 of 3rd period
Brad McCrimmon and Perry Ganchar fight to a draw
Brad McCrimmon ejected at 04:38 of the 4 Period

Minor League Box Score

Rochester      1
Cleveland      6
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Gino Odjick 4 (Greg Johnson, Ian Herbers)

Todd Harvey 3 (Dave Goertz, Ian Moran)
Dave Capuano 9 (Greg Andrusak, Todd Nelson)
Todd Nelson 5 (Jimmy Carson, Philippe Boucher)
Joe Mullen 6 (Curtis Brown, Paul Laus)
Joe Mullen 7 (Mike Needham, Jeff Daniels)
Chris Murray 5 (Scott Levins, Jiri Slegr)

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Goalies
Rochester: Wade Flaherty
Cleveland: Byron Dafoe
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